You can apply for naturalization if you are confident that you are eligible. It is not always in the best interest of a permanent resident to apply to become a naturalized …citizen. When you apply for naturalization, you are giving the government information that may result not only in denial of your citizenship application but may also place you in removal (deportation) proceedings. For example, if you were outside of the United States for a long period of time, you may have abandoned your permanent residency without knowing it. Or you might have a criminal history that makes you deportable, in which case you would definitely want to avoid applying for citizenship. It is always best to consult with a citizenship attorney before filing your naturalization application.

If you remain married, she can apply for citizenship after 3 years of residence in the US. However, if she's hold the green card for 5 years and has live in the US for 5 year…s, she can apply at that time if it is sooner than the married case.

You can file the application, and it may or may not be granted based on the circumstances. BUT, be truthful - because if citizenship were to be granted and the felony convicti…on was found later, your US citizenship could be revoked.

3 years from the date of the green card A person who is 18 years and older and who has been a green card holder for the past 5 years and has stayed in US with continuous res…idence of minimum 5 years can apply for US citizenship by filing Form N-400.

The applicant should be 18 years and older with green card for a period of minimum 5 years continuous physical residence. Its 3 years for those who have married a US citizen a…nd continue to do so. For persons in the US army minimum 1 year of service qualify them to apply for US citizenship.

A green card holder gets the right to live and work in the US.A US citizen is additionally given many more rights like the right to vote, right to petition for other family me…mbers to come to US, take up work in judiciary, travel abroad freely etc.

Citizenship is also known as Naturalization and gives individuals the right to fully participate in the US democratic system. A Green Card holder (permanent resident) is so…meone who has been granted authorization to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis.

In order to apply for U.S. Citizenship you need to: 1) Be a lawful permanent U.S. resident. 2) Be 18 years of age or older. 3) Be a permanent resident for no less than 5 years…. 4) Have resided for no less than 3 months in the state where the petition to become a citizen was filed. 5) Be physically present in the U.S. for at least one half of the 5 years, with no absences longer than 6 months. 6) Have resided continuously within the U.S. from the date the petition was filed to the time of admission to citizenship. 7) Have been a person of good moral character for the 5 years of residence. 8) Have an Elementary level of reading and writing English. 9) Having a basic knowledge of the fundamentals of U.S. government and history.

Once you get a green card to become a US citizen you need to have had the green card with continuous physical presence in US for minimum period of 5 years and above the age of… 18 years. Using the US immigration Form N-400 the naturalization process can be started end of which you will be given the citizenship certificate as proof that you are a US citizen.

Applicants applying for US Citizenship must have maintained continuous residence in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding the applicant's filing for …citizenship with immigration Form N-400. Continuous residence is not the same thing as physically being present in the United States. An applicants must maintain status as a legal permanent resident (green card holder), but does not necessarily have to be physically in the United States to accomplish this.

Important to carry with you a valid US green card all the time. You should file the Form I-90 in order to get replacement for your green card. Replacing your Green card is not… a difficult process, but an important one.All expired Green cards must be replaced immediately also. Since it takes sometimes more than a year to get citizenship.Its always safe to have a valid green card with you all the time.

If after getting your citizenship the wedding took place your spouse could enter US on a visa and get the temporary conditional status. This status would expire in two years. …90 days before the status expires you need to apply for permanent resident status or green card by filing Form 751 to remove conditions on residence. If after wedding you became a US citizen then you can immediately petition for your spouse's green card by filing Form I-130. If spouse is outside US you can do through consular processing for green card. If spouse is already legally staying in US once the visa number becomes available for green card you can file Form I-485 to adjust status to permanent resident status or green card holder status.